Walston Family History
Walston Name Meaning
English: habitational name perhaps from Walsden (Yorkshire formerly in Lancashire). The placename may derive from an Old English personal name Walsa Wæls or Walh (genitive Wales) + Old English denu ‘valley’. Scottish: habitational name from Walston Lanarkshire. The placename is from Scots wall ‘well’ with a connecting or perhaps plural -s- + toun ‘farm village’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022